tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758702.post380349830247561240..comments2017-01-08T16:15:55.755-08:00Comments on Supersonicsoul - The Sonics Blog!: Can You Say Key Arena?Paul Merrillhttps://plus.google.com/107248054878184898330noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758702.post-68922602374844511742007-06-04T18:13:00.000-07:002007-06-04T18:13:00.000-07:00I posted an article on my blog regarding Tacoma. ...I posted an article on my blog regarding Tacoma. I am surprised that they are not in the mix to be the home of the Sonics!!!<BR/><BR/><BR/>www.supersonics-fan.blogspot.comSonic Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11442347593235276142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758702.post-20492847537310456952007-06-04T13:56:00.000-07:002007-06-04T13:56:00.000-07:00I don't mind spending some public money on the sta...I don't mind spending some public money on the stadium, and I think most people would agree. It's just that when a businessman like Bennett or Schultz asks the public to spend more than 75% of the cost on a stadium to enhance their own enterprise, it bugs me too.<BR/><BR/>Let's all hope this Muckleshoot scenario works out. That would be a best-case situation (with the exception of having to drive to Auburn to watch a game).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758702.post-46209791226932282442007-06-04T12:24:00.000-07:002007-06-04T12:24:00.000-07:00It says that our priorities are hopelessly messed ...It says that our priorities are hopelessly messed up. Stopping short of a big initiative for season ticket holders (and other regional types) to buy up the team (ala Spanish Premiere league soccer, which by the way have some of the highest valued pro franchises in the world), our loyalty and love for pro clubs will forever leveraged to one very wealthy, frequently ruthless, owner after another. At the time, Paul Allen's First and Goal PR machine seemed incredibly manipulative-- but the deal he got after a big campaign is mild compared to the bitter pill suggested by Sonic's ownership. And Clay Bennett is just one of many people who were interested in buying the Sonics from Shultz... and assuming that Starbuck cared in the slightest (I think he did) -- he probably thought that Bennett wasn't an insidious type-- nor one of the worst potential owners for Sonic fans. Can anyone else imagine a worse situation right now? (Outside of having the number 5 pick, I can't)Dustinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11881548833708236846noreply@blogger.com